Jobs for IT Fundamentals Cert?

madhouse

On the CompTIA website it said I can get a job as a Computer User Specialist with just a IT Fundamentals Certification no experience required. So I went ahead and got this certification. I Have yet to see on any job board that exact job title. Is there other job titles for that position? Or other positions I can work with this cert? Thanks in Advance.

beads

Wow! I consider myself to be well read and on top of the industry but frankly I thought CompTIA retired this exam for a reason only to see it resurrected.

IT has always been difficult to break into with or without a formal education. A single certification isn't likely to help much either when people contact this board with Master's degrees in InfoSec, no experience and wonder why they are working as a clerk. In addion to that your local market conditions apply as well, making things doubly troublesome for the aspiring tech.

Two questions. First, what type of position are you looking? Help desk, CISO? Administration? Second. Are you in a major market (top five?); Large market? Small/local market? I mean if the largest local employer is the local drug store your going to have trouble finding technical work and remote is also a clever way of implying the likelihood of a work from home situation that doesn't involve transferring money to exotic locales around the world.

Good luck and thanks for updating the CompTIA offering.

- b/eads

madhouse

I have been applying to IT Help Desk jobs now since I couldn't find Computer User Specialist. I still been applying even though they require experience, and or some form of education, one of them said no education required. I think the next thing I'ma do is call them directly. I am defiantly 100% interested in work at home tech jobs I will be looking for that next thanks. I live in Greensboro, NC there's just alot of stores and fast food. But theres still IT hirings on the job board in Greensboro. But there's people who dropout out of college and end up getting a certification and end up with a job which is why I initially went this route.

beads

For work at home or based at home positions, which are rare by the way.

https://www.virtualvocations.com/

- b/eads

madhouse

Awesome thank you so much!

tedjames

You may consider pursuing the A+, Network+, and then Security+ certifications and building a home computer lab just to get some hands-on experience.

www.Udemy.com has some great, low cost, self-paced training.

revbox

Basically, this cert proves that you won't try to eat the keyboard or use the disk tray as a cupholder. This cert like most others, won't get you a job. People do not even hire network engineers sight unseen just because they hold a CCNA. What this cert demonstrates is that you can perform basic tasks on a Windows machine. Most people can demonstrate that via work history or background (if you are a student, play up any office or library help you performed, volunteer work, etc.). All a cert SHOULD do is verify proof of knowledge. I'd look for any call center type role or electronics retailer. Out of the box, see if any local hardware repair shops would take you in a part-time capacity. If you want a career in IT, keep plugging away at certifications while you add layers to your resume.